The Board of
Regents of The University of the State of New York held two public sessions on
Monday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. and Tuesday, February 8 at 9:15 a.m. pursuant
to a call duly sent to each Regent.

Also present
were the President of The University and Commissioner of Education, Richard P.
Mills, Chief of Staff and Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs,
Kathy A. Ahearn, and the Secretary, Board of Regents, David Johnson. Regents
Harry Phillips, 3rd and Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez were absent and
excused.

Chancellor
Bennett called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

ACTION ITEMS

Summary of the January 2005 MeetingBR (A)
2

MOVED, that the Summary of the January 2005 Meeting
of the Board of Regents of The University of the State of New York be approved.

The Board
received the January 2005 Fiscal Report for review and acceptance.

General fund
accounts are in structural balance with the exception of the tenured teacher and
GED programs for which the Department has requested deficiency appropriations.
Federal accounts are in structural balance. All revenue accounts are in
balance, allowing for normal reimbursement delays and the planned use of prior
year balances. Also included is a January 2005 Variance Report expressing
necessary adjustments entering the final quarter of the State fiscal year.

MOVED, that the Board of Regents accept the
January 2005 State Education Department Fiscal Report as presented.

The
Commissioner’s written monthly report focused on seven subject areas: Sound
Assessments Benefit Children; USNY Can Help Close the Achievement Gap; Middle
Schools Must Change; Statewide Plan for Higher Education; Ready for Work; The
Executive Budget is Not Sufficient; and Work of the Quality Committee.

In discussion,
Board members commented and raised issues related to the calculation of dropout
rates and need for uniform criteria by all in producing the calculations,
greater public dissemination of minority high school graduation rates, an
ongoing reporting of the President’s proposed budget on New York State education
programs, and the development of a greater understanding and consideration of
the unique factors in learning for students of African ancestry.

Work Readiness
CredentialBR (D)
1

The New York
State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) has been working with parallel boards in
New Jersey, Florida and Washington State to pilot and implement a voluntary,
national work readiness credential. Members of SWIB presented the Board with an
overview of the proposed credential and its implementation in New York State.

In discussion,
Board members seeking additional information or clarity asked for an
identification of the jobs that would require a credential, how are required
skills to be assessed, how will the credential be integrated with a high school
diploma, and why doesn’t the high school diploma signify readiness for work.

SWIB leaders
responded by reaffirming support for the high school diploma as the minimum
credential, with the work readiness credential as an endorsement to the diploma.

Discussions
will be ongoing as the concept continues to develop in future SWIB meetings.

Also present
were the President of The University and Commissioner of Education, Richard P.
Mills, Chief of Staff and Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs,
Kathy A. Ahearn, and the Secretary, Board of Regents, David Johnson. Regents
Diane McGivern, Anthony S. Bottar and Harry Phillips, 3rd were absent
and excused.

Chancellor
Bennett called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m.

ACTION ITEMS

Heckscher Museum Petition for Exception to Regents Rule
BR (A) 3

This item was withdrawn from consideration.
The Executive Committee of the Heckscher Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees
withdrew the Museum’s Petition to the Regents for an exception ruling to Board
of Regents Rule 3.27(f).

The Board
reviewed for action the proposed strategy to implement the Regents Policy
Statement on Middle-Level Education. The proposed strategy includes three
models, in response to the expressed concerns of the educational community for
local flexibility, that target both positive youth development and the
improvement of student performance. The goal of this strategy is to ensure
students are prepared to make the transition to ninth grade, academically and
personally.

MOVED,
that the Board of Regents approve the strategy to implement the Regents Policy
Statement on Middle-Level Education and direct staff to proceed with developing
the appropriate amendments to the Regulations of the Commissioner and with
initiating the activities the Department has identified to support school
districts and their schools with middle grades in implementation of the
strategy.

The Committee requested that staff report periodically on the implementation of
the strategy. In addition, the Regents will review annually the limit of 75
applications for Model C. The core Design Principles will be added under Model
Implementation as an element to be monitored and progress reported publicly.

MOTION FOR ACTION BY FULL
BOARD

Mr. Chancellor and Members of the
Board: Your EMSC-VESID Committee recommends, and I move, that the Board of
Regents act affirmatively upon each of the recommendations set forth in the
written report of the deliberations of the Committee at its meeting on February
7, 2005, copies of which have been distributed to each Regent.

The Co-Chairs will determine when discussion/action will be taken concerning the
required passing score on Regents exams. Action on the appeals process is
dependent on resolution of the passing score issue. An issue concerning the
appeals process for further consideration relates to how a student can provide
evidence of receiving academic help if the district/school did not provide such
assistance. Committee members raised issues for clarification during the
discussion, including the involvement of USNY partners, the timeline for
implementing the high school completion intervention initiative, and the need
for data on the effectiveness of academic intervention services. Department
staff will develop a paper for Board members that explains how Regents exams are
scored.

It was noted that the lessons learned in implementing mental health initiatives
in schools should be shared with the 136 high schools that have graduation rates
under 70 percent. Teacher preparation efforts should be for all teachers, not
just for special education teachers.

Educational
programming for students who are incarcerated and/or institutionalized through
the judicial system [EMSC-VESID (D) 2]

Representatives from the Department of Correctional Services and the Office for
Children and Families were able to respond to several questions raised by
Committee members. Issues addressed included the transfer of student records,
waiting lists for services, transitional services for students returning to
schools, youth mixed in with the adult population in facilities, funding of
educational programs, youth detained in correctional facilities waiting for
court appearances, and shared data systems across all agencies. As staff
complete additional surveys, information will be provided to Board members,
including the status of libraries and distance learning programs. Committee
members asked staff to talk with them about issues to be included in the next
report on this subject.

Assessments in
the middle grades [EMSC-VESID (D) 3]

Department staff will seek field comment on the analysis concerning moving the
administration of one of the grade 8 tests to grade 7.

During the
discussion, it was noted that the connection between technology education in the
middle grades and career and technical education in the high school could be
strengthened.

REGENTS COMMITTEE ON HIGHER
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Your Higher
Education and Professional Practice Committee held its scheduled meeting on
February 7, 2005. All Committee members were present, except for Regent Harry
Phillips, 3rd who was excused for both the public and executive sessions, and
Regent Arnold B. Gardner and Regent Diane O’Neill McGivern, who were present
for the public session and excused for the executive session.

ACTION ITEMS

Professional Discipline
Cases

Your Committee
recommends that the reports of the Regents Review Committees, including rulings,
findings of fact, determinations as to guilt, and recommendations, by unanimous
or majority vote, contained in those reports which have been distributed to you,
be accepted in sixcases. In
addition, your Committee recommends, upon the recommendation of the Committee on
the Professions, that 28 consent order applications and 7 surrender applications
be granted.

These recommendations are made following the review of 41cases involving 16 licensed practical nurses, 7 registered
professional nurses, 6 dentists, 2 certified public accountants, 2 licensed
practical nurses who are also registered professional nurses, 1 chiropractor, 1
licensed practical nurse who is also a registered professional nurse who is also
a nurse practitioner, 1 physical therapy assistant, and 1 veterinarian.

Restoration Petitions

One case involving the restoration of a
physician license was referred back to the Committee on the Professions for a
more detailed report. [HE & PP EXS (A) 3]

Consent
Agenda Items

Your Committee recommends that the Regents
approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions regarding
Licensing Petitions. [HE& PP (CA) 1]

Your Committee recommends that the
Board of Regents confer the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree upon 13
individuals, the Bachelor of Technology Degree upon 18 individuals, the
Associate in Applied Science Degree upon 34 individuals, and the Associate in
Occupational Studies upon 4 individuals at Globe Institute of Technology, Inc.
[HE & PP (CA) 2]

Your
Committee recommends that paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of section 3.47 and
paragraph (17) of subdivision (b) of section 3.50 of the Rules of the Board of
Regents be amended, effective March 3, 2005, to authorize the conferral in New
York State of the degree Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.), for completion of
a practice oriented doctoral degree in nursing. [HE & PP (CA) 3]

Your Committee recommends that the Regents
approve the following appointment and reappointment to the State Boards for the
Professions: [HE & PP (CA) 4]

State Board for Ophthalmic Dispensing - appoint
Marie R. Coluccio (Albany) for a term commencing March 1, 2005, and expiring
February 28, 2010

State Board for Ophthalmic Dispensing –
reappoint Allan Kieswetter (Massena) for a term commencing March 1, 2005, and
expiring February 28, 2010

Your Committee also recommends that the Regents
approve the following appointments of extended members to the State Boards for
the Professions for service on licensure disciplinary and/or licensure
restoration and moral character panels and reappointments to the State Board for
Professional Medical Conduct. [HE& PP (CA) 4]

State Board for Ophthalmic Dispensing - appoint
Yvonne Howard (Freeport) for a term commencing April 1, 2005, and expiring March
31, 2010

State Board for Podiatry – appoint Edward Barra
(Pittsford) and Marina Maulucci (Getzville) each for a term commencing April 1,
2005, and expiring March 31, 2010

Your Committee recommends that the master plan
of Keuka College, Keuka Park, be amended, effective February 8, 2005,
authorizing the College to establish an interinstitutional program at Corning
Community College, Corning, Steuben County, at which it would offer a
certificate program in Gerontology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) programs in
Criminal Justice Systems, Nursing, and Organizational Management, and a Master
of Science (M.S.) program in Management. [HE& PP (CA) 5]

Your Committee recommends that the Board of
Regents grant an extension of permission to operate in New York State to the
Manhattan Institute of Management, Inc., for a period beginning August 1, 2004,
authorizing the Institute: 1) until December 31, 2009, to offer in Manhattan
undergraduate and graduate noncredit courses in business administration to
students matriculated in foreign universities who will have previously attended
an institution of higher education located outside the United States and who
will be awarded credit for their course work by their home institution; and 2)
to offer noncredit courses in business administration to residents of New York
State and to advertise in New York State after receiving a valid business school
registration by the Department’s Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision for so
long as such registration is maintained. [HE& PP (CA) 6]

Your Committee
recommends that the Regents approve an amendment to: the absolute charter of
Hilbert College allowing the college to increase the maximum number of
authorized trustees from 25 to 35; the absolute charter of Ithaca College
allowing the college to increase the maximum number of authorized trustees from
28 to 35; and the absolute charter of Keuka College authorizing the corporation
to establish a branch campus at Corning Community College, Corning, New York.
[BR (A) 1]

MOTION FOR ACTION BY FULL BOARD

Mr. Chancellor
and Colleagues: Your Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee
recommends, and I move, that the Board of Regents act affirmatively upon each
recommendation in the written report of the Committee's deliberations at its
meeting on February 7, 2005, copies of which have been distributed to each
Regent.

MATTERS NOT
REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

Your Committee
discussed several topics of interest, including:

Update on Alternative Teacher
Preparation Programs [HE
& PP (D) 1]

The Committee was
given an update on Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs (ATP), which the
Board of Regents authorized in 2000 as a way to address teacher shortages. This
2003-2004 report described New York State ATP programs, trends from school year
2000-2001, program support and outreach efforts during 2003-2004, and
information about candidates who entered the New York City Teaching Fellows
program in fall 2003. Staff members also described plans to convene a Task
Force to review ATP regulations in light of issues identified through the
ongoing monitoring of these programs. This item was held over from the November
Regents meeting due to a lack of time to discuss it then.

Development of
the Statewide Plan for Higher Education [HE & PP (D) 2]

The Committee
continued their discussion of the Statewide Plan. The discussion included a review of the revisions made since
the Committee received the last draft of the Plan in December. Those revisions
were based on suggestions from members of the Committee and suggestions from the
four higher education sectors. Some of the revisions include: continued
streamlining of the Plan by combining some categories, insertion of additional
indicators for some Regents priorities, and inclusion of additional information
and data in a number of sections. We also discussed plans for the two public
hearings on the Plan scheduled for March 23 in Buffalo and April 5 in New York
City, and agreed that the draft Plan could be shared with the field for comment.

lYour Committee reviewed the draft
strategic plan and recommended minor language changes to the item that is before
the full Board this month for approval.

lYour Committee reviewed the
proposed format of monthly Regents meetings. After discussion, it was agreed
that the Commissioner and staff would revise the proposal to ensure that there
is sufficient time for Committee and full Board deliberations, and time for
other activities such as advocacy and constituency meetings.

lYour Committee reviewed the
proposed Board priorities for 2005-06, and accepted the revisions made to the
document as a result of last month’s discussion.

lYour Committee received an update
on planning for the USNY Summit. Conveners, dates and sites have been confirmed
for most of the regional meetings. Staff is working to finalize the invitation
lists for these meetings. Your Committee requested that foundation leaders and
students are among the invitees.

The Summit itself will be held November 2, 2005
as part of the monthly Board meeting in Albany. Staff is currently working on
securing a second keynote presenter. The Commissioner will send the Board a
written job description for this role and invite the Board to offer suggestions
of who best would fill this role.

APPENDIX I

NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF
REGENTS

CHARTER ACTIONS

D. R. EVARTS LIBRARY DISTRICT

Voted, that

1. An absolute charter in the
first instance is granted incorporating Carol Pfister, Joseph Iraci, William
Boyer, Joseph Myers, Linda Kay Thompson, Jana Miller, Stephen Smith and their
associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name
of D. R. Evarts Library District, located in Athens, county of Greene and state
of New York.

2.The purpose for which such corporation is to be
formed is to provide public library service to the residents of the D. R. Evarts
Library District service area as established in Chapter 313 of the Laws of 2004
to include the town of Athens, Greene County, except those portions of the town
of Athens which are included in the Catskill Library District or the Cairo
Library District.

3.
The library shall be administered by a board of nine trustees, said
trustees to serve in the order in which they are name herein, for terms that
shall expire as follows: Joseph Iraci, Diane Tompkins and Suzanne Palmer, terms
expire December 31, 2005; Jana Miller, Linda Kay Thompson and Stephen Smith,
terms expire December 31, 2006 and William Boyer, Joseph Myers and Carol Pfister
terms expire December 31, 2007. As vacancies occur, trustees shall be appointed
to serve three-year terms, said term commencing on the first day of the month
next following the appointment. The board shall have power to adopt bylaws,
including therein provisions fixing the method of election and the term of
office of trustees, and shall have power by vote of two-thirds of all the
members of the board of trustees to change the number of trustees to be not more
than twenty-five nor less than nine.

4. The names and post office addresses of the first trustees are as
follows:

Carol
Pfister
16 Market Street
Athens, New York 12015

Joseph Iraci
112 Longwood Drive
Athens, New York 12015

William Boyer

47 Third Street

Athens, New York
12015

Joseph Myers

9 Market Street

Athens, New York
12015

Linda Kay Thompson

1 Third Street

Athens, New York
12015

Jana Miller

424 Flats Road

Athens, New York
12015

Stephen Smith

Farm to Market Road

Athens, New York
12015

Diane Tompkins

Union Street

Athens, New York
12015

Suzanne Palmer

Schoharie Turnpike

Athens, New York
12015

5. The corporation hereby created shall
be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational
purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), and no part of
the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any member,
trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private individual
(except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for
the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer of the
corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the
distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.

6. Notwithstanding any other
provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other
activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from
Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a
corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future
Federal tax code).

7. No substantial part of the
activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or
otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized
by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended (the corresponding provision
of any future Federal tax code), during any fiscal year or years in which the
corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the statutory
provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including
the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on
behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

8.
Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying
or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation,
dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more
exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or
shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local
government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be
disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the
judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located,
exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations,
organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall
determine.

9. The principal office of the
corporation shall be located at 80 Second Street, Athens, New York 12015.

10. The Commissioner of Education is
designated as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any
action or proceeding against it may be served.

HORICON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Horicon Free
Public Library, for its provisional charter to be made absolute, and it
appearing to the satisfaction of the Regents that the conditions for an absolute
charter have been met, it was

Voted, that the
provisional charter of the Horicon Free Public Library, a town public library
serving the residents of the town of Horicon located in Brant Lake, county of
Warren, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents
on January 17, 1984; which provisional charter was extended by Regents action on
February 16, 1990, April 28, 1995 and September 15, 2000 be, and the same hereby
is, made absolute.

THE JUNIOR MUSEUM.
An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of The Junior
Museum, for an amendment of its charter, it was

Voted, that the absolute
charter in the first instance of The Junior Museum located in Troy, county of
Rensselaer, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of
Regents under the corporate name “Rensselaer County Junior Museum” on May 21,
1954; which absolute charter was amended by Regents action on December 15, 1995
to change the corporate name to “The Junior Museum” be, and the same hereby is,
amended to change the corporate name to “The Children’s Museum of Science and
Technology” and to change the corporate address to 250 Jordan Road, Troy, New
York 12180.

SHELTER ROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY.
An application having been made by and on
behalf of the trustees of Shelter Rock Public Library, for an amendment of its
charter, it was

Voted, that the provisional charter of the Shelter Rock Public Library,
located in Albertson, county of Nassau, state of New York, which was granted by
action of the Board of Regents on August 24, 1962; which provisional charter was
made absolute by Regents action on January 26, 1968 be, and the same hereby is,
amended to include residents in that portion of North Hills by the following
exterior boundaries: the southerly boundary line of the village of North Hills,
the easterly boundary line of the Great Neck School District, the southerly
boundary line of the Manhasset School District, the southerly boundary line of
the Roslyn School District, and the easterly boundary line of the village of
North Hills as authorized by Chapter 972 of the Laws of 1962.

ALCOTT SCHOOL.
An application having been made by and on
behalf of the trustees of Alcott School, for an amendment of its charter, it was

Voted, that the provisional charter of Alcott School, located in
Scarsdale, county of Westchester, state of New York, which was granted by action
of the Board of Regents as a stock corporation under the corporate name “The
Alcott School, Inc.” on January 29, 1969; which provisional charter was made
absolute by Regents action on March 24, 1972; which absolute charter was amended
by Regents action on September 26, 1975; September 22, 1978 for various
purposes, including to delete the “Inc.” from the corporate name, to delete
authority for the corporation to issue stock, and to indicate that the school
would be a nonprofit corporation; March 27, 1992 for various purposes,
including to change the corporate name to “Alcott School”; September 24, 1993
for a provisional term of three years to operate programs at sites in Scarsdale,
Ardsley and New Rochelle and February 4, 1997 to make absolute the provisional
amendment of September 24, 1993 be, and the same hereby is, amended to restate
the corporate purposes to read:

“a. To
establish, conduct, operate and maintain nursery schools and kindergartens which
shall educate children pursuant to the methods of Dr. Maria Montessori at 27
Crane Road in Scarsdale, New York 10583; 535 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry, New York
10522; 2 Revolutionary Road in Ardsley, New York 10502 and 306 Rumsey Road in
Yonkers, New York 10705;

b.
To establish, conduct, operate and maintain elementary school classes,
kindergarten through grade five, which shall educate children pursuant to the
methods of Dr. Maria Montessori, initially at 535 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry, New
York 10522 within the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District, provided that no
facility for elementary school classes shall be opened without the written
approval of the New York State Education Department, upon receipt by the
Department of a copy of an appropriate certificate of occupancy and proof that
local fire officials have inspected the facility and found it to be in
compliance with applicable fire codes;

c.
To provide Early Intervention Services, as such services are defined in Article
25 of Title II-A of the Public Health Law, for children from birth until the
age of three, in natural settings such as homes, day care centers and hospitals,
and in center-based programs, provided that nothing contained in this charter
shall authorize the corporation to provide Early Intervention Services without
obtaining all approvals required by Title II-A of Article 25 of the Public
Health Law, Title 10 of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New
York, or any other applicable law or regulation. In addition, the purposes set
forth herein do not authorize the corporation to establish, construct, lease or
maintain a hospital or to provide hospital services or health related services
or to operate a home care services agency, a hospice or a health maintenance
organization, or to provide a comprehensive health services plan, as defined in
and covered by Articles 28, 36, 40 and 44, respectively of the Public Health
Law, or to solicit, collect or otherwise raise or obtain any funds,
contributions, or grants from any source for the establishment or operation of
any hospital in New York State. In addition, the corporation’s purposes do not
authorize the corporation to establish, operate or maintain an adult home,
residence for adults or enriched housing program as provided for by Article 7 of
the Social Services Law, or to solicit contributions for any such purpose;

d.
To establish, conduct and operate services for children with disabilities
between the ages of three and five, including, but not limited to, evaluations,
special classes, Special Itinerant Teacher Services, related services and
special classes within integrated settings, within center-based programs and
within public schools in school districts within Westchester County, provided
that nothing in this charter shall be deemed to constitute approval for State
funding for programs and services under the jurisdiction of the Office of
Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) of
the State Education Department and provided that no facility for these programs
and services shall be opened without the written approval of the New York State
Education Department, upon receipt by the Department of a copy of an appropriate
certificate of occupancy and proof that local fire officials have inspected the
facility and found it to be in compliance with applicable fire codes;

e.
To provide evaluations, consultant teaching services and related services for
children with disabilities between the ages of five and twelve, provided that
nothing in this charter shall be deemed to constitute approval for State funding
for programs and services under the jurisdiction of the Office of Vocational and
Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID);

f.
To establish and operate day care centers within the state of New York,
initially within Westchester County, provided, however, that before each
facility shall be established and opened, the prior written approval of the New
York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) or the New York City
Department of Health, for those corporations located within New York City) shall
be obtained; and

g.
To provide after-school activities in sessions not to exceed two hours in length
for children between the ages of three and twelve for development of
age-appropriate recreational skills and interests, at various locations within
Westchester County.”

BIG APPLE DAY SCHOOL.
An application having been made by and on
behalf of the trustees of Big Apple Day School, for an amendment of its charter,
it was

Voted, that the provisional charter of Big Apple Day School, located in
Brooklyn, county of Kings, state of New York, which was granted by action of the
Board of Regents under the corporate name “Big Apple Play School” on June 23,
1978; which provisional charter was amended by Regents action on March 27, 1981
to change the corporate name to “Big Apple Day School,” to provisionally
authorize the corporation to operate grades one through eight until June 30,
1984 and to add language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal
Revenue Code §501(c)(3) and, as so amended, made absolute be, and the same
hereby is, amended to delete the provisional authority granted on March 27, 1981
to operate grades one through eight and to add authority for the corporation to
establish and operate day care centers in New York City, provided however before
each such facility shall be established or opened the prior written approval of
the New York City Department of Health must be obtained.

CLAYTON AREA PRE-SCHOOL.
An application having been made by and on
behalf of the trustees of Clayton Area Pre-School, for an amendment of its
charter, it was

Voted, that the provisional charter of Clayton Area Pre-School, located
in Depauville, county of Jefferson, state of New York, which was granted by
action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “Town of Clayton
Pre-School Program” on May 26, 1978; which provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on October 23, 1981 to change the corporate name to “Clayton Area
Pre-School” and was made absolute by Regents action on December 14, 1984 be, and
the same hereby is, amended to change the corporate address to 913 Strawberry
Lane, Clayton, New York 13624 and to add authority for the corporation to also
operate day care centers in Jefferson County provided , however, before each
such facility shall be established or opened the prior written approval of the
New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) must be obtained.

THE MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF
WESTCHESTER.
An application having been made by and on
behalf of the trustees of The Music Conservatory of Westchester, for an
amendment of its charter, it was

Voted, that the absolute charter in the first instance of The Music
Conservatory of Westchester, located in White Plains, county of Westchester,
state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents under the
corporate name “The Westchester Conservatory of Music” on December 20, 1996;
which absolute charter was amended by Regents action on September 19, 1997 to
change the corporate name to “The Music Conservatory of Westchester” be, and
the same hereby is, amended to increase the maximum number of trustees from
twenty-five to thirty-five.

SCHOOL
FOR LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT.
An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of the School
for Language and Communication Development, for an amendment of its charter, it
was

Voted, that the
provisional charter of the School for Language and Communication Development,
located in Glen Cove, county of Nassau, state of New York, which was granted by
action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “School for Language and
Communication Disorders” on March 22, 1985; which provisional charter was
amended by Regents action on June 19, 1987 to change the corporate name to
“School for Language and Communication Development” and to add authority for the
School to also operate a preschool, kindergarten and grade one through three
elementary school for mentally retarded and developmentally disabled children
with language and communication disorders and a preschool and kindergarten for
non-disabled children and, as so amended, extended; which was further amended by
Regents action on September 18, 1992 and, as so amended, made absolute; and
which absolute charter was amended by Regents action on June 9, 1995, July 16,
1999, December 17, 1999; October 5, 2001 to add provisional authority until
December 17, 2004 for the School to also service children with disabilities from
5 to 21 years of age; and to add authority to service children with disabilities
including but not limited to the following categories: mental retardation,
hearing impairment, speech and language impairment, emotional disturbance,
multiply disabled, learning disabled, physically challenged, neurological
impairment and visual impairment and July 18, 2002 to add provisional authority
until December 17, 2004 to operate grades seven through twelve for students with
disabilities including, but not limited to, mental retardation, hearing
impairment, speech and language impairment, emotional disturbance, multiply
disabled, learning disabled, physically challenged, neurological impairment,
visual impairment and autism be, and hereby is amended to extend until February
8, 2008, the provisional authority granted to the corporation by the amendments
to its absolute charter on October 5, 2001 and on July 18, 2002 until February
8, 2008 and prior to February 8, 2008 an application for the further extension
of such provisional authority to conduct such services, will be entertained by
the Regents; but in the event that such application is not made, then after
February 8, 2008, such provisional authority shall terminate and become void.

CAN WE TALK PRESCHOOL/YOUTH
LOUNGE

Voted, that

1. A provisional charter
valid for a term of one year is granted incorporating Melissa Irby, Rodney Irby,
Alice McBride, Sandra Williams, Candice Redman and their associates and
successors as an education corporation under the corporate name of Can We Talk
Preschool/Youth Lounge,located in Yonkers, county of Westchester, state of New York.

2. The purposes for which such
corporation is formed are to reach as many children and youth in the urban
community as possible (emphasizing reinforcement of basic ethical values and
positive character traits), to support working parents in urban circumstances,
and generally to provide supportive services to such parents and children. In
furtherance of these charitable and educational purposes, the corporation shall:

a.
offer pre-school and/or nursery school programs for urban children provided,
however, that before any such pre-school program or nursery school shall be
established or opened, the prior approval of the New York State Office of
Nonpublic School Services must be obtained;

b.
offer after-school care and summer camping opportunities for urban children five
to twelve years of age, providing a needed ancillary learning environment and
recreational and cultural activities for such children;

c.
establish and operate day care centers in Westchester County, provided however,
that before each such center shall be established or opened, the prior written
approval of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services must be
obtained; provided further that no merger, consolidation or amendment will be
allowed without the prior written approval of the New York State Office of
Children’s and Family Services;

d.
create and maintain a forum and sanctuary for urban scholars to meet to develop
self confidence, motivation and self esteem and provide ancillary services,
such as goal and curriculum definition, referrals and general support;

e.
develop programs and provide referrals and support that enable teenage mothers
to complete their schooling;

f.
promote use of public and private funds for programs which foster the general
and specific purposes described herein;

g.
encourage voluntary efforts among individuals, institutions and corporations in
support of these purposes; and

h.
conduct any and all lawful activities which may be useful in accomplishing the
foregoing purposes.

3. In furtherance of the foregoing
purposes, the corporation shall have the powers as are now or hereafter
permitted by law, for a corporation organized for the foregoing purposes,
including, without limitation, the power to solicit grants and contributions for
any corporate purpose and the power to maintain a fund or funds of real and/or
personal property in furtherance of such purpose.

4.
The persons named as incorporators shall constitute the first board of
trustees. The board shall have power to adopt bylaws, including therein
provisions fixing the method of election and the term of office of trustees, and
shall have power by vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board of
trustees to change the number of trustees to be not more than twenty-five nor
less than five.

5. The names and post office
addresses of the first trustees are as follows:

Melissa Irby

77 Locust Hill
Avenue

Yonkers, New York
10701

Rodney Irby

1 Glenwood Avenue,
#10C

Yonkers, New York
10701

Alice McBride

75 Saint Andrew
Place

Yonkers, New York
10705

Sandra Williams

267 Edgecombe
Avenue, #2M

New York, New York
10031

Candice Redman

1 Glenwood Avenue,
#25A

Yonkers, New York
10701

6. The corporation hereby
created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code),
and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any
member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private
individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services
rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer
of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the
distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.

7. Notwithstanding any other
provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other
activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from
Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a
corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future
Federal tax code).

8. No substantial part of the
activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or
otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized
by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding
provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in
which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the
statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene
(including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political
campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

9.
Upon dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying
or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation,
dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more
exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or
shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local
government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be
disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the
judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located,
exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations,
organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall
determine.

10. The office of the corporation shall
be located at One Glenwood Avenue, Suite 25A, Yonkers, New York 10701.

11. The Commissioner of Education is designated as the
representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding
against it may be served. The post office address to which the Commissioner
shall mail a copy of any process against the corporation served upon him is 1
Glenwood Avenue, Suite 25A, Yonkers, New York 10701.

12.
Such provisional charter will be made absolute if, within one year after the
date when this charter is granted, the corporation shall acquire resources and
equipment which are available for its use and support and which are sufficient
and suitable for its chartered purposes in the judgment of the Regents of the
University, and shall be maintaining an institution of educational usefulness
and character satisfactory to the Regents. Prior to the expiration of said
one-year period, an application for the extension of such provisional charter or
for an absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but in the event
that such application is not made, then at the expiration of said term of one
year, and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate
and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

THE TOTTENVILLE SCHOOL

Voted, that

1. A provisional charter
valid for a term of one year is granted incorporating Bogdan Gierzynski, Ewa
Gierzunski, Thomas Rakowski, Iwona Rakowski, Stanley Adamczuk and their
associates and successors as an education corporation under the corporate name
of The Tottenville School,located in Staten Island, county of Richmond, state of New York.

2. The purposes for which such
corporation is formed are to establish and operate a pre-school for children
with and without disabilities from three to five years of age, and day care
centers within the state of New York, initially in Richmond County, provided
however, before each such facility shall be established and opened, the prior
written approval of the New York City Department of Health will be obtained,
and for such other and further purposes authorized by law in conjunction
therewith.

3.
The persons named as incorporators shall constitute the first board of
trustees. The board shall have power to adopt bylaws, including therein
provisions fixing the method of election and the term of office of trustees, and
shall have power by vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board of
trustees to change the number of trustees to be not more than twenty-five nor
less than five.

4. The names and post office
addresses of the first trustees are as follows:

Bogdan Gierzynski

7 Massachusetts
Street

Staten Island, New
York 10307

Ewa Gierzynski

7 Massachusetts
Street

Staten Island, New
York 10307

Thomas Rakowski

106 West Blancke
Street

Linden, New Jersey
07036

Iwona Rakowski

106 West Blancke
Street

Linden, New Jersey
07036

Stanley Adamczuk

442 Old North Road

Peconic, New York
11958

5. The corporation hereby
created shall be a nonstock corporation organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code),
and no part of the net earnings or net income shall inure to the benefit of any
member, trustee, director or officer of the corporation, or any private
individual (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services
rendered to or for the corporation), and no member, trustee, director or officer
of the corporation, or any private individual, shall be entitled to share in the
distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation.

6. Notwithstanding any other
provision of these articles the corporation shall not carry on any other
activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from
Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code) or (b) by a
corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future
Federal tax code).

7. No substantial part of the
activities of the corporation shall be devoted to carrying on propaganda, or
otherwise attempting to influence legislation, (except to the extent authorized
by Internal Revenue Code section 501(h) as amended, or the corresponding
provision of any future Federal tax code, during any fiscal year or years in
which the corporation has chosen to utilize the benefits authorized by the
statutory provision) and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene
(including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political
campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

8. Upon
dissolution of the corporation, the board of trustees shall, after paying or
making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation,
dispose of the remaining assets of the corporation exclusively for one or more
exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax code), or
shall distribute the same to the Federal government, or to a state or local
government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be
disposed of by order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the
judicial district where the principal office of the corporation is then located,
exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations,
organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, as said Court shall
determine.

9. The institution to be maintained by
the proposed corporation shall be 160 Connecticut Street, Staten Island, New
York 10307.

10. The Commissioner of Education is designated as the representative
of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may
be served.

11. Such
provisional charter will be made absolute if, within one year after the date
when this charter is granted, the corporation shall acquire resources and
equipment which are available for its use and support and which are sufficient
and suitable for its chartered purposes in the judgment of the Regents of the
University, and shall be maintaining an institution of educational usefulness
and character satisfactory to the Regents. Prior to the expiration of said
one-year period, an application for the extension of such provisional charter or
for an absolute charter will be

entertained by the Regents,
but in the event that such application is not made, then at the expiration of
said term of one year, and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter
shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

KIDS’ CORNER OF ROCKLAND.
An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Kids’ Corner
of Rockland, for its provisional charter to be amended and, as so amended,
extended, it was

Voted, that the
provisional charter of the Kids’ Corner of Rockland, located in Orangeburg,
county of Rockland, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board
of Regents on April 4, 2000 be, and the same hereby is, amended to specify that
the preschool and kindergarten enrolls children with or without disabilities and
to add authority for the corporation to also operate a summer program, and as so
amended, extended until February 8, 2008; and prior to that date, an application
for the further extension of such provisional charter or for an absolute charter
will be entertained by the Regents, but, in the event that such application is
not made, then after February 8, 2008 and upon notice by the Regents, such
provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to
the Regents.

MOUNTAIN LAUREL WALDORF
SCHOOL. An application having been made by
and on behalf of the trustees of Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, for its
provisional charter to be amended and, as so amended, extended, it was

Voted, that the
provisional charter of the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, located in New Paltz,
county of Ulster, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of
Regents under the corporate name “New Paltz Waldorf School” on May 20, 1983;
which provisional charter was amended by Regents action on April 24, 1987 to
change the corporate name to “Mountain Laurel School – A Waldorf School” and, as
so amended, extended and again amended on September 13, 1991 to change the
corporate name to “Mountain Laurel Waldorf School” and, as so amended, extended
be, and the same hereby is, amended to change the corporate address to 16 South
Chestnut Street, New Paltz, New York 12561 with a mailing address of P.O. Box
939, New Paltz, New York 12561, and as so amended, extended until February 8,
2008; and prior to that date, an application for the further extension of such
provisional charter or for an absolute charter will be entertained by the
Regents, but, in the event that such application is not made, then after
February 8, 2008 and upon notice by the Regents, such provisional charter shall
terminate and become void and shall be surrendered to the Regents.

SOUTH COUNTRY MONTESSORI
SCHOOL. An application having been made by
and on behalf of the trustees of South Country Montessori School, for its
provisional charter to be extended, it was

Voted, that the provisional charter of the South Country Montessori
School, located in Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, state of New York, which was
granted by action of the Board of Regents February 23, 2004 be, and the same
hereby is, extended until February 8, 2008; and prior to that date, an
application for the further extension of such provisional charter or for an
absolute charter will be entertained by the Regents, but, in the event that such
application is not made, then after February 8, 2008 and upon notice by the
Regents, such provisional charter shall terminate and become void and shall be
surrendered to the Regents.

HILBERT COLLEGE.
An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Hilbert
College, for an amendment of its charter, it was

Voted, that
the provisional charter of Hilbert College, located in Hamburg, county of Erie,
and state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on
November 18, 1960, under the corporate name “Immaculata College”; which
provisional charter was amended by action of the Regents on June 26, 1964,
extended on October 29, 1965 and made absolute by Regents action on January 26,
1967; and which absolute charter was amended by action of the Regents on March
28, 1969, to change the corporate name to “Hilbert College” and to change the
corporate purposes to establish and maintain a junior college for students
leading to the degrees of Associate in Arts (A.A.) and Associate in Applied
Science (A.A.S.), on March 27, 1992 to authorize the College to award the
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees and on November
9, 2001 be, and the same hereby is, amended to increase the maximum number of
trustees from twenty-five to thirty-five.

ITHACA COLLEGE. An application
having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Ithaca College, for an
amendment of its charter, it was

Voted, that the absolute
charter in the first instance of Ithaca College, located in Ithaca, county of
Tompkins, state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents
under the corporate name “The Ithaca Conservatory and Affiliated Schools” on
January 21, 1926; which absolute charter was amended by Regents action on March
19, 1931 to change the corporate name to “Ithaca College,” to delete the
College’s authority to confer the degrees of Bachelor of Physical Education (B.Phys.Ed.)
and Bachelor of Oral English (B.O.E.), and to add authority for the College to
confer the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S.), February 19, 1943, September
15, 1950, May 24, 1957, April 25, 1958, October 27, 1972, January 17, 1984,
September 23, 1994, February 8, 2000 and December 17, 2004 be, and the same
hereby is, amended to increase the maximum number of trustees from twenty-eight
to thirty-five.

KEUKA COLLEGE.
An application having been made by and on behalf of the trustees of Keuka
College, for an amendment of its charter, it was

Voted, that the
provisional charter of Keuka College, located in Keuka Park, county of Yates,
and state of New York, which was granted by action of the Board of Regents on
February 11, 1892, which provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action
on March 27, 1924; and which was amended on May 16, 1929, May 20, 1938, March
20, 1942, February 15, 1951, July 14, 2000 to restate the charter in its
entirety and July 19, 2001 be, and the same hereby is, amended to authorize the
corporation to establish a branch campus at Corning Community College and to
confer at said campus the degrees of Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of
Science (M.S.).

APPENDIX II

REGENTS ACTIONS IN 40
PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE CASES

February 7-8, 2005

The Board of Regents announced
disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 2 licenses, surrender of 6
licenses, and 32 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each
case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case.

I. REVOCATIONS
AND SURRENDERS

Dentistry

Robert Steven Aron;
3005 St. James Place, Boca Raton, FL 33434; Lic. No. 040214; Cal. No. 21964; Application to surrender license granted.
Summary:
Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to provide an adequate orthodontic
treatment plan for a patient; failure to take x-rays, make study models or
create study models, tracing or bit registrations for a patient; and failure to
keep dental and medical treatment records to justify the course of treatment for
a patient.

Evelyn Schwerin; Registered
Professional Nurse; P.O. Box 1520, 24488 Jefferson Place, Kingston, WA 98346;
Lic. No. 535505; Cal. No. 21908; Application
to surrender license granted. Summary:
Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to properly transcribe physician
medication orders onto patient medication administration records in that on one
occasion she failed to enter an order on the patient chart, and on a second
occasion she mistranscribed an order onto the patient chart.

Mary Jean McCarthy;
Licensed Practical Nurse; 8C58 Box 55, Grando, AZ 86505; Lic. No. 182309; Cal.
No. 21956; Application to surrender license
granted. Summary:
Licensee did not contest the charge of having been found guilty by the Arizona
State Board for Nursing of professional misconduct.

Virgil James Perry; Registered
Professional Nurse; 25 Queen Court, Stuarts-Draft, VA 24477; Lic. No. 208496;
Cal. No. 21963; Application to surrender
license granted. Summary:
Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty by a duly authorized
professional disciplinary agency of another state of diversion of controlled
drugs for his own use and failure to complete treatment as recommended.

Valerie D. Evans; Licensed Practical
Nurse; 1725 Springfield Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23523; Lic. No. 131646; Cal. No.
21592; Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 3 year actual suspension with leave to apply for
early termination upon proof of completion of a nursing refresher course and
remedial coursework in medication administration; 2 year period of probation
upon return to the practice of nursing in New York State, with special terms
requiring submission of quarterly employer reports, and completion of the
required coursework if not taken prior to the commencement of probation.

Amelia Zeigerman; Registered
Professional Nurse; Post Office Box 309, Poughquag, NY 12570-0309; Lic. No.
396829; Cal. No. 21693; Application for
consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual
suspension for no less than 3 years and until fit to practice – upon return to
practice, 2 years probation with respondent to remain fit to practice and free
from alcohol and drug abuse, and to submit continuing reports and random urine
screens from a treatment provider and quarterly employer reports.

James Walter Goodie; Licensed
Practical Nurse; 41 Ehrbar Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552-3605; Lic. No. 257482;
Cal. No. 21698; Application for consent order
granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite suspension of not less than
2 years and until consistent reports of fitness to practice as determined by a
psychiatrist, psychologist, certified social worker or nurse practitioner
(psychiatric specialty) approved by the New York State Education Department –
upon return to practice in New York, 2 years probation with quarterly employer
reports and practice only under direct supervision of a registered professional
nurse in an Article 28 facility.